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It therefore follows that coastal states have been expanding their respective inner seas and steadily challenging the scope and range of mare liberum or freedom of the seas.... Article 76 of UNCLOS III effectively expands the inner sea of states by expanding on the dimensions of a coastal state's continental state.... Grotius's Concept of Mare Liberum Grotius claimed that the law of the sea was dictated by the laws of nature and as such: Every man is free to travel to every other nation, and to trade with it....
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Access to information is also known as freedom of information (FOI), right of access, right to know and open records.... access to information is the right of the individuals in the state access to information held by officers and executives of the government.... While all these are the reasons for bringing in the access to information law in many of the countries across the world, it is good to analyze the reasons behind forming this law and whether the law has achieved what it set out to do....
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We can indicatively refer to ‘the right to liberty and security (article 5), the right to a fair trial (article 6), the right to respect for private and family life (article 8), the freedom of thought, conscience and religion (article 9), the freedom of expression (article 10), the freedom of assembly and association (article 11), the right to an effective remedy (article 13)' and so on....
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The essay "Shipping laws" describes that when dangerous goods are being transported, various rules and regulations apply to all the entities that are involved in the transport of such goods.... English laws do not concern themselves with the classification or class of dangerous goods, but is more interested in whther there is a real threat that dangerous goods may bring about.... English laws do not concern themselves with the classification or class of dangerous goods, but is more interested in whther there is a real threat that dangerous goods may bring about....
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This paper outlines the role of censorship, libel laws, the interests of media, the role of media in different countries, protecting the interests of the nation such as peace and security.... ndeed, libel laws, as well as the secrets acts, are meant to protect the interests of the nation such as peace and tranquillity.... Under certain circumstances, the media are part of the government where information is strictly controlled and the media operate under the direction of propaganda bureaus....
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There is a transfer of information in the world, from Western locations, such as the United States of America and the European Union, to Asian ones like China and India.... This essay stresses that in the information Age, information becomes power.... Companies will more often than not choose and develop three inexperienced but cheap labourers than pay more for one experienced person to do the same job....
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he First Amendment states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.... More than half have passed legislation commonly known as 'Shield laws' which extend this privilege to journalists.... The First Amendment provides journalists with a limited privilege not to disclose their sources or information to litigants who seek to use that information in court....
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Globalization is a continuous process of interaction among the institutions of the society that is driven by international market and relies on information technology.... Tariffs are primarily designed to raise money for the government in accordance to the other goods that other countries do not have....
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